State News

Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld today said dislodging Donald Trump as the Republican Party’s 2020 presidential nominee is “doable” and Iowa’s Caucuses play a role in building momentum toward a showdown in New Hampshire. “If […]

A Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputy was injured in a single vehicle crash near Rock Rapids Friday morning. Information released by the Iowa State Patrol says the deputy was northbound on County Road K52 just south […]

Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety held a forum in Iowa today and, while the crowd applauded the gun-related policies of the Democratic presidential candidates who spoke, the audience was equally animated about […]

Democratic Party faithful from four northern Iowa counties hosted the largest gathering yet of Democrats for president in 2020 at the iconic annual Wing Ding event in Clear Lake. Twenty-two candidates were allotted five minutes […]

A three-county drug sting saw 20 people arrested on more than 100 criminal charges, including 32 felonies, with most of the cases involving methamphetamine or ecstasy. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigations were […]

If you plan to do landscaping that involves digging this weekend you should have called 811 earlier this week to have your yard marked for underground utilities. Nicole Breitbach, the community affairs manager for Black […]

A Lake View man has died after becoming trapped in a grain bin Thursday afternoon. First responders were called to the scene northeast of Lake View at approximately 3:40 p.m. The man, identified as 58-year-old […]

Donald Young and Tommy Rhodes squashed the competition at this year’s Iowa State Fair Super Pumpkin Squash Weigh-In. Their behemoth had to be lifted onto the scale using bungee cords and a forklift. “This pumpkin […]

A Red Oak man was found guilty of first-degree murder on Thursday for the shooting death this spring of a Shenandoah man. Jurors found 34-year-old Toby McCunn guilty of shooting and killing 33-year-old Joshua Jordan […]

Former San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro says it’s time to “disarm hate” and prioritize federal investigations of “white supremacist terrorism.” Castro released his plan this morning, then spoke at The Des Moines Register’s Political Soapbox […]

Choirs from four Iowa cities will join voices with singers from as far away as Australia for a special concert in Ames this weekend. All of the singers share one common trait: Parkinson’s disease. Research […]

Judges reviewed a few dozen hideous masterpieces at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. The Ugliest Cake Contest entries from bakers between the ages of seven and 17 ranged from a dissected frog to dentures that […]

Sixteen Democratic presidential candidates will attend what organizers are calling a “gun sense forum” tomorrow in Des Moines. Former Vice President Joe Biden previewed his remarks yesterday, telling reporters at the Iowa State Fair that […]

The 2019 Iowa State Fair’s Big Boar tipped the scales Thursday at 1,254 pounds. They call him Captain. “We wanted to come up with a name that had authority,” said Tricia Britt of Monticello. It’s […]

With the Iowa State Fair underway and another influx of Democratic presidential candidates campaigning in the state, the C-SPAN Bus is making its way through Iowa. The public affairs network’s Jenae Green says their nationwide […]

Former Vice President Joe Biden stressed repeal of the Trump-era tax cuts as he addressed a large crowd at the Iowa State Fair this afternoon. “So much in tax breaks for people who don’t need […]

Investigators are on the scene of a deadly airplane crash in the northeast Iowa city of Sumner. Bremer County officials confirm the pilot was killed when a crop duster went down around 7:30 a.m. on […]

Council Bluffs police say a man who was shot to death by a police officer Wednesday was involved in two murders before the fatal confrontation. Police say a Pottwattamie County deputy tried to stop 28-year-old […]

Cedar Rapids began using its automated traffic cameras on Interstate 380 again on July 1st after a two-year shutdown. The city has since found errors in some of the 6,000 citations sent out in the […]

One of the nation’s leading drug molecule companies with a facility in northeast Iowa is being bought by an international investment firm. Cambrex Corporation announced Wednesday it’s signed an agreement worth two-point-four billion dollars with […]